Art instruction, studio, and office spaces previously located in the Presser Hall basement and the York Annex have been combined in a new visual arts building located south of the Mabee Student Center across 9th Avenue. This 27,000-square-foot building houses classrooms, faculty offices, studio space, a student lounge, and an art gallery. Classrooms dedicated to ceramics and sculpture open onto deck areas where students may fire or weld pieces outdoors. A ground-floor suite offers computer work stations and conference areas where visual communications students are able to work together in a setting similar to an ad agency.